Committee: GA Plenary
Topic: Economic Development in Africa
Country: Greece

Good morning/afternoon fellow delegates and honorable chair:
The United Nation’s Charter pledges to "promote higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of economic and social progress and development". Guiding the United Nations endeavors is the conviction that lasting international peace and security are possible only if the economic and social well being of people everywhere is assured. As the global center for consensus building, the UN has set priorities and goals for international cooperation to assist countries in their development efforts and to foster a supportive global economic environment.
An ancient and democratic governmental system allowed Greece’s economy to quickly develop. Greece became a country brimming with resources and wealth due to its economic advancements in a developing world. However, a staggering six-year economic recession has led Greece to be dependent on and supportive of the UN’s promise to aid economic development. More than 100,000 businesses have closed, roughly a quarter of Greek households live close to the poverty line, many banks have shut down, and debt weighs heavily upon our nation. We, as a country, are just beginning to recover.
In spite of economic struggles, the people of Greece have felt only a small fraction of the economic hardships and poverty that people in Africa have been facing for years. Africa is the poorest of all inhabited countries and it continues to have some of the worst living conditions and lowest incomes for individuals seen in our modern world. A dependence on commodity exports, a lack of economic diversification, and intense poverty has reduced the rate of economic development in Africa. How can we, as an assembly, assure Africa’s economic welfare?
Greece offers a three-step plan to promote